Incubator thermometer



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H. J. WINN INCUBATOR THERMOMETER Filed August 20, 19.24

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HERBERT J'. WINN, 0F ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO TAYLOR INSTRUMENTCOMPANIES, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YGRK, A CORPORATION OF'NE YORK.

INCUBATOR THERMOMETER.

Application filed August 20,1924. Serial No, 733,100.

To all whom v/z may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT J. VINN, a citizen of the United States,residing at itochester, in the county of Monroe land `State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in-Incubatorrlhcrmometers; and I do hereby declare the `AFollowing to be a full.clear, and eXactvdcthermometer of this character comprising simple,practical and inexpensive means tor supporting the same in readingposition on a surface such as the loor or a tray of the incubator. Afurther object is to provide such a thermometer having a simple andinexpensive supporting means or standard capable of being compactlyarranged i-'or storage or shipment and of beingconveniently adjustedforuse to detachably support the thermometer in areadily visibleposition.

To these and other ends the invention resides in certain improvementsand combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more Jfullydescribed, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the endof the specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is front elevation of a thermometer embodying the presentinvention with the parts arranged las' in use;

Figure 2 is an elevation of the same as viewed from the left in Figure1;

Figure 3 is .a top plan view of the same;

Figure 4 is a plan view oi the supporting means or standard arranged forstorage or shipment, and f Figure 5 is a perspective view of the samearranged for use as in Figure 1.

Similar reference numerals throughout the several views indicate thesame parts.

The invention is embodied in the present instance in an incubator typethermometer mounted on a plate marked, adjacent the thermometer stem,with a suitable scale and adapted to be detachably positioned on anadvantageously simple form of standard for supporting the same onthei'loor or a tray o'ii the incubator with the thermometer and itsmounting disposed. at lthe prei-erred inclination and so as to beclearly visible from the exterior ot the incubator casing.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, there is shown at 10 anincubator type 4oi thermometer colnprisinga glass bulb and stem suppliedwith an expanding Huid, the stem being secured as by means of Straps 11on a mounting plate 12. The latter is preferably formed with an opening`18 in which the thermometer bulb is received and protcoted. The plate ismarked along the thermonfieter stem with a suitable scale as .indicatedat 14. The upper side or edge of the mounting plate is folded as `at 15toprovide an angular flange 16 for supporting the same. as hereafterdescribed. i

It has been found that athermometer and mounting such as described abovemay have -cubator tray'or compactly folded into a fiat condition in aplane, so that the whole instrument may be advantageously disposed insmall space, as in a small container, for storage. or shipment.

Such supporting means or standard 1S preferably formed from a one-pieceblank 17 of sheet metal. best shown in Figure 4, which is slittedinwardly from one edge as at 18 to form a strip 19, the inner ends ofthe slits being enlarged as at 20 s0 that strip 19 may be readily bentupwardly to afford a standard rising vertically from the main portion ofthe blank 17 as a base. `The cuter end or top of standard strip 19 ispreferably formed as shown with a supporting abutment means or edgeportion 21 Jfor engagement under the mounting plate ange 1 to supportthe thermometer. This edge portion is preferably inclined as shown todispose the thermometer at the desired inclination and is provided ateither end with a lug 22 adapted to be engaged in spaced openings 23 inflange 16 to detachably retain the mounting plate in position. Thelatter may thus be readily positioned on and removed from the standardas convenient;

when it is desired to otherwise dispose the thermometer as to lay thesame directly on.

a supporting surface. The thermometer and its mounting may also be thusreadily detached for compact storage or shipment as hereafter described.

The sheet material of which the supporting standard is constructed ispreferably ot' such gauge as to render standard strip 19 readilyflexible by hand so that it may be bent upwardly as described lor use,and bent .flown again into the plane ot the base 17 to thus dispose allof the parts o the standard in a plane or flat condition. In sucharrangement the standard and the thermometer and mounting plate may belaid one upon another in a comparatively small space as in a smallcontainer, for sate storage or shipment. In addition to the aboveadvantages the standard is inexpensive to manu- -`t'aeture and presentsa neat appearance in use.

I claim as my invention:

l. In an incubator thermometer, the eom -bination ot a thermometer tube,a plate on which said tube is mounted having at one lateral margin anangular llange provided with an aperture, and a standard comprisingabutment means and a lug for engagement with said flange and aperturerespectively to detachably support said mounting plate and tube inreading position.

2. In an incubator thermometer, the combination of a thermometer tube, aplate on which said tube is mounted having at one lateral margin anangular flange provided with -spaced apertures, and a standard providedat its top with an abutment forengagement under said -a'nge and withupw-ardly projecting lugs at 'the ends yof said abutment forenga-'gement in said apertures to detachably support said mounting platea nd tube in reading position.

3. In an incubator thermometer, the combination of a thermometer tube, aplate on which said tube is mounted having at one lateral margin anangular liange provided with an aperture, and av standard comprising asheet metal. blank 'formed to provide a base and an upwardly turnedstandard strip having at its top an abutment edge and a lug torengagement with said plate flange and aperture respectively todetachably support said mounting plate and tube in readingposition.

4C. In an incubator' thermometer, the combination of a thermometer tube,a plate on which said tube is mounted having along one lateral edgethereof an angularly turned 'flange provided with an aperture, and asupport tormed from a sheet metal blank comprising a base portion withslits extendin@ inwardly from an edge thereof to provi e a standardstrip turned upwardly and having at its top an abutment edge and a lugtor detachable supporting engagement with said flange and aperturesrespectively.

5.- In an incubator thermometer, the combination of a thermometer tube,a plate on which said tube is mounted having an edge thereof turned toform a flange provided with spaced apertures and a support formed from aflexible `sheet metal blank comprising base -portion slit inwardly froman -edge thereof to provide a standard strip turned upwardly and havingat its top an inclined edge with lugs at the ends thereof for engagementrespectively with said plate flange and apertures to detaehably supportsaid mounting plate and tube in reading position.

HERBERT J. WINN.

